This month we will be discussing \;Entangled Life: How F ungi Make Our Worlds\, Change Our Lives &\; Shape Our Futures by M erlin Sheldrake. Note that although we usually meet on the 2nd Monday\ , because it's a holiday we will be meeting on the 1st Tuesday. \;
\n"A &ldquo\;brilliant [and] entrancing&rdquo\; (The Guardian) journey into the hidden lives of fungi&mdash\;the great connectors of the living world&mdash\;and their astonishing and intimate roles in human life \, with the power to heal our bodies\, expand our minds\, and help us addr ess our most urgent environmental problems.
\nWhen we t hink of fungi\, we likely think of mushrooms. But mushrooms are only fruit ing bodies\, analogous to apples on a tree. Most fungi live out of sight\, yet make up a massively diverse kingdom of organisms that supports and su stains nearly all living systems. Fungi provide a key to understanding the planet on which we live\, and the ways we think\, feel\, and behave.
\nIn the first edition of this mind-bending book\, Sheldrake in troduced us to this mysterious but massively diverse kingdom of life. This exquisitely designed volume\, abridged from the original\, features more than one hundred full-color images that bring the spectacular variety\, st rangeness\, and beauty of fungi to life as never before.
\nFungi throw our concepts of individuality and even intelligence into quest ion. They are metabolic masters\, earth makers\, and key players in most o f life&rsquo\;s processes. They can change our minds\, heal our bodies\, a nd even help us remediate environmental disaster. By examining fungi on th eir own terms\, Sheldrake reveals how these extraordinary organisms&mdash\ ;and our relationships with them&mdash\;are changing our understanding of how life works."
\nONE OF \;PEOPLE&rsquo\;S BEST BOOKS OF THE 2020s &bull\; ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: \
;Time\, BBC Science Focus\, The Daily Mail\,
Winner of the Wainwright Prize\, the Royal So ciety Science Book Prize\, and the Guild of Food Writers Award &bull\; Sho rtlisted for the British Book Award &bull\; Longlisted for the Rathbones F olio Prize
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\nRegistration is optional but encou raged for new participants.
\nIf you would like to request an accomm odation\, please contact dcplaccess@dc.gov at least one week prior to the program.
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